Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 5:PESTICIDES AND HEALTH,SAFETY & THE ENVIRONMENTCollectivebargainingYour union can use collective bargaining to overcome some of thelimitations in your country’s pesticides health and safety legislation. Oftenthe bargaining process can bring about improvements in the workplacemuch more quickly than waiting for national legislation to change. In manycountries, Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA’s) can be enforced inthe courts or through tribunals because they have legal status through: the relationship between the trade union and the employerthe incorporation of the contents of the CBA into the individualcontracts of workersUsing standards from International Labour Organisation ConventionsActivity – Applying the ILO Conventions to pesticidesAIMSTo help us to: identify relevant Conventions apply the Conventions to problems with pesticidesTASKIn your small group, select two health and safety problems that have previouslybeen raised on the course.Use the worksheet on the following page to: identify relevant ILO Conventions (see summaries below) identify how the standards help to tackle problems with pesticides plan what to do nextElect a spokesperson to report back with your key points237 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers